[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-03-29 22:00 UTC

[AJ9N at aol.com]

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-03-29  22:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Lehman High School, Kyle, Texas, direct via  NN5RR
Contact was successful: Tue 2011-03-29 17:40:10 UTC 38 deg  (***)

Canterbury High School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via  VE3TBD
Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-03-30 14:56:55 UTC 55  deg

Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Leonardo da Vinci”,  Pratola Peligna,
I-67035, Italy, and Istituto Comprensivo Scolastico “G.  Tedeschi”, 
Pratola Peligna, I-67035, Italy direct via I6IBE
Contact is a go  for: Sat 2011-04-02 08:34:19 UTC 35 deg

Istituto Tecnico  Industriale Statale “Enrico Fermi”, Lucca, I-55100, 
Italy, direct via IQ5LU  
Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-04-04 07:52:41 UTC 32 deg

Rosebud  Secondary College, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via 
W6SRJ
Contact  is a go for: Mon 2011-04-04 09:04:15 UTC 25 deg

Scuola Primaria III  Circolo “Tiro a Segno”, Fermo, I-63023, Italy, and 
Scuola Primaria “Viale della  Vittoria”, Montecosaro, I-62010, Italy direct 
via I6KZR
Contact is a go for:  Wed 2011-04-06 07:10:37 UTC 23 deg


Note, all times are  approximate.  It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction or  start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 608. (***)
Total number of  ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 40.

A complete year by year  breakdown of the contacts may be found in the  
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

Please  feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

IN  LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS  
BULLETIN
BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE:  
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QSL  information may be found at:    
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html    
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's

ISS callsigns:  DPØISS,  NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS,  IRØISS

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The  complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-03-29 22:00 UTC.  
(***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and  
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and  
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.   
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file  
type)

The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-03-29 22:00  UTC.  (
***)
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf


Frequency  chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler  correction  as of 2005-07-29 04:00  UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing  of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30  UTC:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

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There  have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having 
direct  contacts  on the 40 meter band.  There is no HF radio equipment on  
board 
and available yet.  The HF antenna is mounted.  Sometimes  WA3NAN will 
retransmit shuttle  audio.

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Exp.  25 returned to earth on March 16, 2011.  Well done everyone!  (***)
Alexander Kaleri U8MIR
Scott J. Kelly
Oleg Skripochka  RN3FU

Exp. 26 on orbit
Dmitry Kondratyev
Catherine G. Coleman  KC5ZTH
Paolo Nespoli  IZØJPA

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73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors